Cars in America, Roman Espejo, book editor
Type
Label
Cars in America, Roman Espejo, book editor
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Cars in America
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
441154498
Responsibility statement
Roman Espejo, book editor
Series statement
Opposing viewpoints series
Table Of Contents
How do cars affect life in the United States? Car culture harms Americans / Paul Harris ; The harms of car culture are myths / Ted Balaker and Sam Staley ; Urban sprawl resulting from cars contributes to obesity / Carol Lloyd ; Urban sprawl resulting from cars does not contribute to obesity / Wendell Cox ; Sport utility vehicles harm America / Stan Cox ; Sport utility vehicles do not harm America / Lee Devlin -- How can driving in America be made safer? Primary seat belt enforcement laws are beneficial / Kathryn O'Leary Higgins ; Seat belt laws are intrusive / Brian Tilton ; Some underage drinking and driving laws reduce fatal crashes / ScienceDaily ; The effectiveness of underage drinking and driving laws is uncertain / Ryan Blitstein ; Graduated driver's licenses reduce youth accident rates / Stacy Forster ; Graduated driver's licenses may not reduce youth accident rates / Tom Davis -- What is the future of the car industry in America? American automakers must be saved / John R. Dabels ; American automakers should not be saved / Dan Weil ; Gas-electric hybrids and electric cars will transform the car industry in America / Peter Grier and Mark Clayton ; Gas-electric hybrids and electric cars will not transform the car industry in America / Jim Tankersley -- How can the United States meet its future transportation needs? Public transportation is more efficient / Ryan Avent ; Public transportation is not more efficient / Randal O'Toole ; Fuel-efficiency standards should be raised / Sierra Club ; Fuel-efficiency standards harm Americans / Sam Kazman ; Green cars can help the United States meet its transportation needs / Jim Motavalli ; Gas and diesel engines will be the mainstay of the future / Peter Valdes-Dapena ; Gas-electric hybrids are economic and fuel-efficient / Todd Kaho ; The economic and fuel-efficiency claims of gas-electric hybrids are exaggerated / Richard Burr
Target audience
juvenile